2004 SEC Championship Game

2004 SEC Championship Game
2004 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
	2004 SEC Championship logo.
Auburn Tigers	Tennessee Volunteers
(11–0)	(9–2)
38	28
Head coach: ; Tommy Tuberville	Head coach: ; Phillip Fulmer
Date	December 4, 2004
Season	2004
Stadium	Georgia Dome
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
MVP	QB Jason Campbell, Auburn
Favorite	Auburn by 14½
National anthem	Auburn University Marching Band ; Pride of the Southland Band
Referee	Steve Landis
Halftime show	Auburn University Marching Band ; Pride of the Southland Band
Attendance	74,892
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Verne Lundquist (play-by-play); Todd Blackledge (color); Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
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DateDecember 4, 2004

Season2004

StadiumGeorgia Dome

LocationAtlanta, Georgia

2004 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 13 Tennessee x	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 7 Georgia	6	–	2	10	–	2
Florida	4	–	4	7	–	5
South Carolina	4	–	4	6	–	5
Kentucky	1	–	7	2	–	9
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	2	–	9
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn x$	8	–	0	13	–	0
No. 16 LSU	6	–	2	9	–	3
Alabama	3	–	5	6	–	6
Arkansas	3	–	5	5	–	6
Ole Miss	3	–	5	4	–	7
Mississippi State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Championship: Auburn 38, Tennessee 28
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 SEC Championship Game was played on December 4, 2004, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The game matched SEC Western Division champion Auburn against SEC Eastern Division champion Tennessee. The game was a 38–28 victory for Auburn.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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Statistics	Auburn	Tennessee
First downs	31	9
Plays–yards	86–559	44–297
Rushes–yards	185	228
Passing yards	379	69
Passing: comp–att–int	27–36–1	8–20–0
Time of possession	24:10	12:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing	Jason Campbell	27/35, 374 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cadillac Williams	19 car, 100 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Courtney Taylor	6 rec, 111 yds, 1 TD
Tennessee	Passing	Rick Clausen	8/20, 69 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Gerald Riggs	11 car, 182 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Robert Meachem	1 rec, 17 yds, 1 TD

v t e 2004 NCAA football conference championship games
Division I-A	Big 12 MAC SEC
Division I-AA	SWAC

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2004 SEC Championship Game

Scoring summary

Game statistics

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	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Tigers	14	7	7	10	38
No. 15 Vols	7	0	14	7	28